Fig. 1.
![Fig. 1. Results of PCR for HTLV-1. In smouldering ATLL (case no. 51), strongly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 1 through 4). In CTCLs in HTLV-1 carrier (case nos. 52 and 53), weakly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 5 through 8). In 50 CTCLs, no bands were detected for HTLV-1 (lanes 9 through 12). M: molecular marker; lanes 1 and 5; gag (198 base pairs [bp]), lanes 2 and 6; pol (120 bp), lanes 3 and 7; env (209 bp), lanes 4 and 8; pX (327 bp).](https://ash.silverchair-cdn.com/ash/content_public/journal/blood/89/5/10.1182_blood.v89.5.1529/3/bl_0035f1.jpeg?Expires=1722430603&Signature=DzQ5ZIIdeBSFjX5V~nGj-0ed56n67zVwD2e-kAhdY6zORrpXQ1al9YAUDrF9lttQjYG9VhiIduJ9GwnxUHNk5JvtPvcR6Bq18edEl2rdB6Bg7YIgUcHMSLC~EE6~veA4ls~AoKRfCMGjH5qZJDw4079uibc0C866mlveRSo0p7qqg6QJa9Hx7m9Bt-ttL~gz1XKIRJbaTi2W02VbRy7YpGUASdiCcWbGQE1KmM05ntaUSMC3IvTaQ~VPz2vlAr8jp5GRuhguQdIsZnkk8d1WAePiZ7r8AlyO3Ok90OdkpGFd2H6QCEBNQHxohOKLRdHJSZz6I-jBmO6Tp3HVrlShEw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)
Results of PCR for HTLV-1. In smouldering ATLL (case no. 51), strongly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 1 through 4). In CTCLs in HTLV-1 carrier (case nos. 52 and 53), weakly positive bands were detected with all four sets of primers (lanes 5 through 8). In 50 CTCLs, no bands were detected for HTLV-1 (lanes 9 through 12). M: molecular marker; lanes 1 and 5; gag (198 base pairs [bp]), lanes 2 and 6; pol (120 bp), lanes 3 and 7; env (209 bp), lanes 4 and 8; pX (327 bp).
